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Wednesday, August 9, 2023 - Opened in HK. We did an experiment and decanted half of the bottle, and kept the other half in the bottle.

Upon first opening, this was quite monolithic and reductive. This was probably due to the bottle being quite warm as well, so we decided to decant half of it and stick both the decanter and the bottle in the fridge for a little bit as we enjoyed the Raveneau instead.

With some air and having cooled down, this really started to shine - roses and cherries coming through on the nose, and going down really nicely on the palate, even though there was still some tension. Tannins present yet integrated and felt mostly weightless. This was consistent across both the wine from the decanter, and the wine left in the bottle - aromas probably slightly more intense from the bottle, which confirms my belief that the best way of opening a PdS (and most BdMs) is to slow-ox in advance for many hours, or double decant instead if you're a bit more rushed for time.

This will get better with more age, as it does feel a bit tight. Definite upside in my opinion, given the producer and the vintage. Let's see how this performs when it's 10 years old in 3+ years time.

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